| 1986 Buffalo Cup Results |
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written by John Punshon
Source: Soccer Action
The 1986 Buffalo Cup competition was played between Victoria's eight NSL clubs and the four top clubs from the 1985 State League
| Home Team | v | Away Team | ||
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| Section A | ||||
| Wednesday, January 22, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 120 (dh). Referee: Sam Zoumas. | ||||
| Green Gully Lou Denys, Joe Vizzini, Robert Krajacic, Steve McLelland, Jim Murray, Fab Barichello, Gordon Flavell, Les Carter, Darren Pace, Paul Lewis, Tommy Cumming. Coach: George Murray. | 0 | - | 0 | Morwell Falcons Romeo Prezioso, Dominic Palermo, Graham Tutill, Emil Bruns, Jim Train, Tony Van Baar, David Wilson, John O'Callaghan, Cassar, Jack Van Baar, Miekus (Eric Sostak 57). Coach: Joe Scibberas. |
| Friday, January 24, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,000 (dh). Referee: Dennis Voutsinas. | ||||
| Brunswick Juventus Pat Marrama, Peter Lewis, Brian Brown, John Dowie, Ernie Campbell, Robbie Cullen, Paul Wade, Mike Petersen, Mehmet Durakovic, Joe Sweeney, Andrew Zinni. Coach: Len McKendry. Goals: Wade 8, Brown 46 | 2 | - | 0 | Western Suburbs Nick Apostolidis, George Beattie, Steve Dimovski, Andy Esposito, George Lekkas, Steve Kakantonis (John Condilis 55), David Smallman, Ged Stenson, Billy Hamill, Bobby McGuinness, Darren Tuck. Coach: Jim Condilis. |
| Saturday, January 25, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000 (dh). Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Melbourne Croatia Mirko Runje, Tony Curcio, Dave McIntosh, George Hannah, Drago Deankovic, Jimmy Campbell, Luka Bonacic, Victor Cristaldo (Gary Ward 53), Josip Biskic, Robbie Markovac (Mark Talajic 64), Steve Gojevic. Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: Markovac 53, Ward 59 | 2 | - | 1 | South Melbourne Peter Laumets, Bobby Russell, Steve Blair, Garry McDowall, Angie Postecoglou, Carl Halford, Richard Miranda, Vlado Bozinoski, Ken Murphy, Charlie Egan, Doug Brown. Coach: John Margaritis. Goal: McDowall 63 |
| Wednesday, January 29, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Sam Zoumas. | ||||
| Brunswick Juventus Pat Marrama, Mehmet Durakovic (sent off 54), Peter Lewis, Brian Brown, Ernie Campbell, Joe Palatsides, Mike Petersen, Paul Wade, Andrew Zinni, Joe Sweeney, Fab Incantalupo. Coach: Len McKendry. Goal: Petersen 51pk | 1 | - | 0 | Morwell Falcons Romeo Prezioso, Dominic Palermo, Graham Tutill, Emil Bruns, Jim Train, Tony Van Baar, John O'Callaghan (Eric Sostak 58), David Wilson (Mark Cassar 55), Effie Cassar, Jack Van Baar, Anthony Cassar. Coach: Joe Scibberas. |
| Friday, January 31, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,000. Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Melbourne Croatia Mirko Runje (Zeljko Govic 46), Drago Deankovic, Tony Curcio (Tony Redmond 49), Dave McIntosh, George Hannah, Josip Biskic, Steve Gojevic, Jimmy Campbell, Luka Bonacic, Robbie Markovac, Gary Ward (Suleiman Curovic 52). Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: McIntosh 23, Ward 29, Markovac 42 | 3 | - | 2 | Green Gully Lou Denys, Joe Vizzini, Jim Murray, Stuart Cannell, Ken Drakeford, Claude Lucchesi, Gordon Flavell, Les Carter, Tommy Cumming, Steve McLelland (Fab Barichello 65), Paul Lewis. Coach: George Murray. Goals: Lewis 60, 69 |
| Saturday, February 1, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: John Fraser. | ||||
| South Melbourne Peter Laumets, Bobby Russell, Steve Blair, Garry McDowall, Angie Postecoglou, Carl Halford, Richard Miranda, Ken Murphy, Vlado Bozinoski (Peter Vardaxis 46), Charlie Egan, Doug Brown. Coach: John Margaritis. | 0 | - | 1 | Western Suburbs Nick Apostolidis, George Beattie, Steve Dimovski, Andy Esposito, George Lekkas, Darren Tuck (Liam McCluskey 63), Steve Kakantonis, Ged Stenson, Billy Hamill, Bobby McGuinness, David Smallman. Coach: Jim Condilis. Goal: McGuinness 52 |
| Wednesday, February 5, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Torben Sorensen. | ||||
| Morwell Falcons Alex Eacott, Dominic Palermo, Graham Tutill, Emil Bruns, Jim Train, Tony Van Baar, John O'Callaghan, Mark Cassar (Sykes 66), Effie Cassar (Eric Sostak 53), Anthony Cassar, David Wilson (Digiuglio 66). Coach: Joe Scibberas. Goals: Bruns 1, Wilson 23, O'Callaghan 69 | 3 | - | 0 | Western Suburbs Nick Apostolidis, George Beattie (sent off 47), Andy Esposito, Steve Dimovski, George Lekkas, Liam McCluskey, Steve Kakantonis (John Condilis 64), Ged Stenson (sent off 54), Billy Hamill, David Smallman, Bobby McGuinness (sent off 32). Coach: Jim Condilis. |
| Friday, February 7, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: John Stojkovic. | ||||
| South Melbourne Peter Laumets, Bobby Russell, Steve Blair, Garry McDowall, Angie Postecoglou, Carl Halford, Richard Miranda, Vlado Bozinoski, Ken Murphy, Charlie Egan, Doug Brown. Coach: John Margaritis. Goal: McDowall 32 | 1 | - | 1 | Green Gully Lou Denys, Joe Vizzini, Stuart Cannell, Steve McLelland, Kenny Drakeford, Les Carter, Gordon Flavell, Fab Barichello (Robert Krajacic 26), Tommy Cumming, Paul Lewis, Claude Lucchesi. Coach: George Murray. Goal: Blair 5og |
| Saturday, February 8, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,000. Referee: Bernie Upjohn. | ||||
| Brunswick Juventus Pat Marrama, Joe Palatsides, Brian Brown, Peter Lewis, Ernie Campbell, Robbie Cullen, Paul Wade, Mike Petersen, Andrew Zinni (Reno Minichiello 49), Joe Sweeney, Fab Incantalupo. Coach: Len McKendry. | 0 | - | 2 | Melbourne Croatia Mirko Runje, Drago Deankovic, Dave McIntosh, Tony Curcio, George Hannah, Josip Biskic, Jimmy Campbell, Luka Bonacic, Steve Gojevic, Gary Ward (Victor Cristaldo 51), Robbie Markovac. Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: Ward 26pk, Markovac 44 |
| Wednesday, February 12, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Bernie Upjohn. | ||||
| Green Gully Lou Denys, Joe Vizzini, Steve McLelland, Stuart Cannell, Jim Murray, Les Carter, Gordon Flavell, Kenny Drakeford (Darren Pace 46), Tommy Cumming, Claude Lucchesi, Paul Lewis. Coach: George Murray. | 0 | - | 1 | Western Suburbs Milutin Ciric, Steve Dimovski, Billy Hamill, Mike Kagioglou, Brendan Farmer, Andy Esposito, Alex Kountouris (Luciano Trani 46), David Smallman, Liam McCluskey, John Condilis, George Cotsanis. Coach: Jim Condilis. Goal: McCluskey 38 |
| Friday, February 14, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Evan Venios. | ||||
| Melbourne Croatia Zeljko Govic, Drago Deankovic (Goran Trogrlic 59), Dave McIntosh, Tony Redmond, George Hannah, Jimmy Campbell (Robbie Markovac 46), Luka Bonacic (Suleiman Curovic 46), Steve Gojevic, Victor Cristaldo, Josip Biskic, Gary Ward. Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: Ward 11, 33, 51, Campbell 41, Markovac 58, Biskic 68 | 6 | - | 0 | Morwell Falcons Romeo Prezioso, Dominic Palermo, Emil Bruns, Jim Train, Mark Cassar (Drane 68), Jack Van Baar, John O'Callaghan, Eric Sostak (Lee 57), Effie Cassar, Anthony Cassar, David Wilson. Coach: Dave O'Connor. |
| Saturday, February 15, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,500. Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Brunswick Juventus Pat Marrama, Mehmet Durakovic, Peter Lewis, Brian Brown (sent off 6), Ernie Campbell, Robbie Cullen, Mike Petersen, Paul Wade, Reno Minichiello, Joe Sweeney, Fab Incantalupo. Coach: Len McKendry. | 0 | - | 0 | South Melbourne Peter Laumets, Bobby Russell, Manny Anezakis, Steve Blair, Angie Postecoglou, John Kanesoulis, Carl Halford, Garry McDowall, Ken Murphy, Charlie Egan, Vlado Bozinoski. Coach: John Margaritis. |
| Wednesday, February 19, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Stewart Mellings. | ||||
| Brunswick Juventus Pat Marrama, Joe Palatsides, Peter Lewis, Mehmet Durakovic, Ernie Campbell, Robbie Cullen, Mike Petersen, Paul Wade, Reno Minichiello, Joe Sweeney (sent off 13), Fab Incantalupo (Colarco 54). Coach: Len McKendry. Goal: Petersen 47pk | 1 | - | 1 | Green Gully Lou Denys, Joe Vizzini, Stuart Cannell, Steve McLelland, Steve Douglas, Tommy Cumming, Kenny Drakeford, Gordon Flavell, Fab Barichello (Les Carter 49), Claude Lucchesi (Darren Pace 67), Paul Lewis. Coach: George Murray. Goal: Paul Lewis 26 |
| Friday, February 21, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: John Fraser. | ||||
| South Melbourne Peter Laumets, Bobby Russell, Steve Blair, Manny Anezakis, Angie Postecoglou, John Kanesoulis (Vlado Bozinoski 47), Carl Halford, Richard Miranda, Ken Murphy, Charlie Egan, Doug Brown. Coach: John Margaritis. | 0 | - | 2 | Morwell Falcons Romeo Prezioso, Dominic Palermo, Graham Tutill, Emil Bruns, Jim Train, Tony Van Baar, David Wilson, Digiulio, John O'Callaghan, Jack Van Baar, Anthony Cassar. Coach: Dave O'Connor. Goals: A Cassar 8, T Van Baar 36 |
| Saturday, February 22, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Evan Venios. | ||||
| Melbourne Croatia Zeljko Govic (Mirko Runje 46), Drago Deankovic, Dave McIntosh (Ivan Jurcic 46), Tony Curcio, George Hannah, Jimmy Campbell, Luka Bonacic, Mark Talajic, Josip Biskic, Robbie Markovac, Steve Gojevic. Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goal: Bonacic 45 | 1 | - | 1 | Western Suburbs Milutin Ciric, George Beattie, Steve Dimovski, Andy Esposito, Billy Hamill, Darren Tuck, Steve Kakantonis, Ged Stenson, Dennis McLeod (Liam McCluskey 46), David Smallman (Brendan Farmer 44), Bobby McGuinness. Coach: Jim Condilis. Goal: Kakantonis 27 |
| Section B | ||||
| Wednesday, January 22, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 120 (dh). Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Croydon City Peter Blasby, Mark Brown, Ken Taylor, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Matt McDonald, Steve Beech, Alex Livingstone, Peter Ollerton, Graham French, Andy Humble. Coach: Peter Ollerton. Goal: McPhee 37šog | 1 | - | 0 | Box Hill John McKinlay, Gary McPhee, Andy McMillan, Craig Davidson, Alan Roodhouse, Pedro Ramos, Chris Taylor, Dean Hennessey, Barry Burton, David Azzopardi, Peter Verechia (Phil Griffin 55). Coach: Keith Webster. |
| Friday, January 24, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,000 (dh). Referee: Sam Zoumas. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, Alan Hunter, Steve Marley, Chris Ketsakidis, Theo Selemidis, George Christopoulos, John Metaxas, Paul Tzintzis (Andy Theoharous 59), Nick Deligiannis (Andy Higgins 46), Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. Goal: Tsolakis 8 | 1 | - | 1 | Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, Con Opasinis, Ian Dobson, Bobby Momirovski, Graham Heys, Mike McLennan, George Petrov, Nick Van Egmond, Gary Cole, Sean Lane. Coach: Bill Murray. Goal: Cole 10 |
| Saturday, January 25, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000 (dh). Referee: Dennis Voutsinas. | ||||
| Sunshine George Cross Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Tyrone James, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner, Don Maclaren, Roger Bain, Bobby Toal (Mark Lennon 55), Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder. Coach: John Gardiner. Goal: Parton 1 | 1 | - | 0 | Footscray JUST Mark Turudia (sent off 35), Rade Barjaktarevic, Ljubo Barjaktarevic, Vlatko Belic, Tom Karic, Alex Brkic (Zoran Vlajnic 35), Ernie Tapai, Ariel Perez-Reigosa (Marino Oblak 34), Bill Lazopoulos, Ossie Latif, Zdravko Lujic. Coach: Zdravko Lujic (c/t). |
| Wednesday, January 29, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 1,500. Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, Ian Dobson, Con Opasinis, Mike McLennan, Graham Heys (Michael Brian 53), Gary Cole, George Petrov, Nick Van Egmond, Steve Smith, Sean Lane. Coach: Bill Murray. Goals: Cole 16, Smith 42 | 2 | - | 0 | Box Hill John McKinlay, Gary McPhee, Craig Davidson, Andy McMillan, Alan Roodhouse, David Azzopardi, Dean Hennessey, Chris Taylor (Peter Verechia 46), Barry Burton, Donovan Lawler, Phil Griffin. Coach: Keith Webster. |
| Friday, January 31, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Sam Zoumas (Chris Bambridge 58). | ||||
| Sunshine George Cross Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Tyrone James, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner, Don Maclaren, Roger Bain, Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder, Mark Lennon. Coach: John Gardiner. Goals: Parton 5, Gilder 9š, Lennon 15, Mitten 68 | 4 | - | 0 | Croydon City Peter Blasby, Mark Brown (Karl Tait 60), Ken Taylor, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Matt McDonald, Peter Ollerton (Greg Christgeorge 46), Jim MacLean, Steve Beech, Graham French (Roy O'Shea 50), Andy Humble. Coach: Peter Ollerton. |
| Saturday, February 1, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Evan Venios. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, Alan Hunter, Steve Marley, Chris Ketsakidis, Theo Selemidis, George Christopoulos, John Metaxas, Paul Tzintzis (Andy Theoharous 59), Nick Deligiannis (Andy Higgins 46), Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. Goals: McKie 46, Ketsakidis 69 | 2 | - | 2 | Footscray JUST Zoran Vlajnic, Marino Oblak, Ljubo Barjaktarevic, Tom Karic, Zdravko Lujic, Alex Brkic (Rade Barjaktarevic 65), Vlatko Belic, Ernie Tapai, Goran Nedelkovski, Bill Lazopoulos, Ossie Latif. Coach: Zdravko Lujic (c/t). Goals: Nedelkovski 22, Latif 33 |
| Wednesday, February 5, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 610 (dh). Referee: Mike Gaut. | ||||
| Sunshine George Cross Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Tyrone James, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner, Don Maclaren, Roger Bain, John Gardiner ( Jankulovski 60), Carl Gilder, Mark Lennon. Coach: John Gardiner. | 0 | - | 1 | Box Hill John McKinlay, Gary McPhee, David Brooks, Andy McMillan, Alan Roodhouse, David Azzopardi, Barry Burton, Dean Hennessey, Pedro Ramos, Phil Griffin, Donovan Lawlor. Coach: Keith Webster. Goal: Griffin 45 |
| Friday, February 7, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,000. Referee: Stewart Mellings. | ||||
| Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, Con Opasinis, Ian Dobson, Mike McLennan, George Petrov, Billy Piculovski, Nick Van Egmond, Gary Cole, Sean Lane, Paul Kousas. Coach: Bill Murray. Goal: Cole 16 | 1 | - | 0 | Footscray JUST Zoran Nikitovic, Marino Oblak, Vojislav Vukcevic, Tom Karic, Zdravko Lujic, Ljube Petrovski, Vlatko Belic, Ernie Tapai, Goran Nedelkovski (Ljubo Barjaktarevic 46), Bill Lazopoulos, Ossie Latif. Coach: Drago Sekularac. |
| Saturday, February 8, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: John Fraser. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, George Christopoulos, Alan Hunter, Steve Marley, Theo Selemidis, Andy Higgins (Steve Tasios 46), Chris Ketsakidis, John Metaxas, Paul Tzintzis, Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. Goals: Metaxas 12, Christopoulos 55 | 2 | - | 1 | Croydon City Peter Blasby, Mark Brown, Ken Taylor, Jim O'Reilly, Greg Christgeorge, Matt McDonald (Roy O'Shea 65), Jim MacLean, Steve Beech, Graham French, Andy Humble, Alex Livingstone. Coach: Peter Ollerton. Goal: Humble 39 |
| Wednesday, February 12, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,000. Referee: Evan Venios. | ||||
| Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse (Bobby Momirovski 48), Ian Dobson, Con Opasinis, Mike McLennan, George Petrov, Billy Piculovski (Michael Brian 52), Nick Van Egmond, Gary Cole, Sean Lane, Paul Kousas. Coach: Bill Murray. | 0 | - | 0 | Croydon City Peter Blasby, Ken Taylor, Matt McDonald, Mark Brown, Jim O'Reilly, Greg Christgeorge, Jim MacLean, Steve Beech, Andy Humble, Graham French, Alex Livingstone. Coach: Peter Ollerton. |
| Friday, February 14, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Stewart Mellings. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, George Christopoulos, Alan Hunter, Steve Marley, Theo Selemidis, Chris Ketsakidis, Steve Tasios, Paul Tzintzis, John Metaxas, Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. Goal: Selemidis 45 | 1 | - | 0 | Sunshine George Cross Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Tyrone James, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner, Don Maclaren, Roger Bain (sent off 36), Noel Mitten ( Chetcuti 57), Carl Gilder, Mark Lennon (Bobby Toal 53). Coach: John Gardiner. |
| Saturday, February 15, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Bernie Upjohn. | ||||
| Footscray JUST Zoran Nikitovic, Ljube Petrovski, Vojislav Vukcevic, Tom Karic, Rade Barjaktarevic, Sasa Milic (Marino Oblak 23),Vlatko Belic, Ernie Tapai, Bill Lazopoulos (Zoran Pasoski 42), Ossie Latif, Zdravko Lujic (Divic 67). Coach: Drago Sekularac. | 0 | - | 2 | Box Hill John McKinlay, Gary McPhee, Andy McMillan, David Brooks, Alan Roodhouse (Craig Davidson 42), David Azzopardi, Barry Burton (Andy Hughes 42), Dean Hennessey, Pedro Ramos, Phil Griffin, Donovan Lawlor. Coach: Keith Webster. Goals: Griffin 20, 58 |
| Wednesday, February 19, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Bernie Upjohn. | ||||
| Footscray JUST Zoran Nikitovic (Zoran Vlajnic 44), Ljube Petrovski, Vojislav Vukcevic, Tom Karic, Rade Barjaktarevic, Goran Nedelkovski (Sasa Milic 49), Vlatko Belic, Ernie Tapai, Bill Lazopoulos, Ossie Latif, Zdravko Lujic. Coach: Drago Sekularac. Goals: Tapai 12, Latif 61 | 2 | - | 1 | Croydon City Keith Waterman, Mark Brown, Ken Taylor, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Matt McDonald, Jim MacLean, Steve Beech (Roy O'Shea 46), Alex Livingstone, Andy Humble, Graham French. Coach: Peter Ollerton. Goal: Livingstone 47 |
| Friday, February 21, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, Alan Hunter, George Christopoulos, Steve Marley, Theo Selemidis, Chris Ketsakidis, Andy Higgins, John Metaxas, Paul Tzintzis (Nick Deligiannis 57), Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. Goal: Tsolakis 59 | 1 | - | 0 | Box Hill John McKinlay, Gary McPhee, Andy McMillan, David Brooks (Craig Davidson 46), David Azzopardi, Not Known, Andy Hughes, Dean Hennessey, Pedro Ramos, Donovan Lawlor (Chris Taylor 57), Phil Griffin. Coach: Keith Webster. |
| Saturday, February 22, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Bernie Upjohn. | ||||
| Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Bobby Momirovski, Billy Piculovski, Con Opasinis, Mike McLennan, Nick Van Egmond, George Petrov, Ron Campbell, Paul Kousas (Mile Necovski 58), Gary Cole, Sean Lane. Coach: Bill Murray. | 0 | - | 1 | Sunshine George Cross Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Tyrone James, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Noel Mitten, Jeff Faulkner, Don Maclaren, Mark Lennon, Carl Gilder, Bobby Toal. Coach: John Gardiner. Goal: Gilder 55 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Saturday, March 1, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,000. Referee: Stewart Mellings. | ||||
| Melbourne Croatia Mirko Runje, Drago Deankovic, Dave McIntosh, Tony Curcio, George Hannah, Luka Bonacic (Ante Ljubic 64), Steve Gojevic (Davor Todoric 86), Jimmy Campbell, Josip Biskic, Robbie Markovac (Mark Talajic 99), Gary Ward. Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: Ward 35, Todoric 96, Deankovic 98 After Extra Time | 3 | - | 2 | Sunshine George Cross Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Shaun Parton, Tyrone James, John Campelj, Noel Mitten (Steve Richardson 110), Jeff Faulkner, Don Maclaren (Bobby Toal 80), Roger Bain, Carl Gilder, Mark Lennon. Coach: John Gardiner. Goals: Mitten 57pk, Bain 97 |
| Saturday, March 1, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000. Referee: Bernie Upjohn. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, George Christopoulos, Alan Hunter, Steve Marley, Theo Selemidis, Andy Higgins, Chris Ketsakidis, John Metaxas (Nick Deligiannis 68), Paul Tzintzis, Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. After Extra Time Heidelberg United won on penalties 4-2 Penalties: Marley (saved), Petersen (saved); Higgins (1-0), Campbell (1-1); Selemidis (2-1), Wade (saved); Tzintzis (3-1), Brown (3-2); Hunter (4-2) | 0 | - | 0 | Brunswick Juventus Yaka Banovic, Peter Lewis, John Dowie, Brian Brown, Ernie Campbell, Mehmet Durakovic, Paul Wade, Mike Petersen, Robbie Cullen, Jamie Paton, Joe Palatsides. Coach: Len McKendry. |
| 1986 Buffalo Cup Final | ||||
| Saturday, March 8, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 10,000. Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, Alan Hunter, George Christopoulos (Mike Valentine 41), Steve Marley, Theo Selemidis, Andy Higgins, Chris Ketsakidis (Nick Deligiannis 77), John Metaxas, Paul Tzintzis (Joe Angele 87), Peter Tsolakis. Coach: Brian Garvey. Goal: Hunter 43pk | 1 | - | 2 | Melbourne Croatia Mirko Runje, Drago Deankovic, Dave McIntosh, Tony Curcio, George Hannah, Josip Biskic, Jimmy Campbell, Steve Gojevic (Tony Redmond 80), Luka Bonacic, Gary Ward, Davor Todoric (Robbie Markovac 84). Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: Campbell 31, Bonacic 68 |
| Ansett Challenge Shield Played between the winners of the Victorian & NSW pre-season competitions | ||||
| Sunday, March 16, 1986. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 8,432. Referee: Stewart Mellings. | ||||
| Melbourne Croatia Mirko Runje (Zeljko Govic 46), Drago Deankovic, Dave McIntosh, Tony Curcio, George Hannah, Josip Biskic, Jimmy Campbell, Luka Bonacic (Ante Ljubic 65), Steve Gojevic (Mark Talajic 73), Gary Ward, Davor Todoric. Coach: Miron Bleiberg. Goals: Bonacic 14, Biskic 32, Ljubic 70 | 3 | - | 1 | Sydney Croatia Steve Watson, David Rezo (Joe Caleta 64), Marijan Kovacic, Vedran Rozic, Graham Jennings, Shane Clinch, Zarko Odzakov, Savor, Emil Dragicevic, Graham Arnold, Zeljko Jurin. Coach: Vedran Rozic. Goal: Odzakov 2 |